White Roses on the Floor of Heaven: Nature and Flower Imagery in Latter-Day Saints Women's Literature, 1880-1920

ISBN-13: 9780415977357 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 254 str.

Susanna Morrill

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Contents: Acknowledgements Foreword by Frank Reynolds and Winnifred Sullivan IntroductionChapter 1: The Wider Cultural Context and the Mormon Sources Chapter 2: The Adoption and Adaptation of Nature and Flower Imagery by Mormon Women Writers: The Theological and Institutional Context Chapter 3: The Adoption and Adaptation of Nature and Flower Imagery by Mormon Women Writers: The Cultural Context Chapter 4: Femaleness, Nature, and Virtue: A Triangle of Theological Meaning... Chapter 5: Motherhood and the Home in the Theology of Nature and Flower Imagery Chapter 6: Suffering Women and the Theodicy of Nature and Flower Imagery Conclusion Notes BibliographyIndex

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Introduction  1. The Wider Cultural Context and the Mormon Sources  2. The Adoption and Adaptation of Nature and Flower Imagery by Mormon Women Writers: The Theological and Institutional Context  3. The Adoption and Adaptation of Nature and Flower Imagery by Mormon Women Writers: The Cultural Context  4. Femaleness, Nature, and Virtue: A Triangle of Theological Meaning  5. Motherhood and the Home in the Theology of Nature and Flower Imagery  6. Suffering Women and the Theodicy of Nature and Flower Imagery  Conclusion  Bibliography  Index

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Susanna Morrill is currently Assistant Professor in the Religious Studies Department of Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. She has contributed articles to The Encyclopedia of American Religion and Politics and also was a selector and reviewer of websites for Britannica.com.